deceleration
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5.5
- noun
- /ˌdiːsɛləˈreɪʃən/
:
desaceleración
- The gait laboratory has a walkway about 10 m long, including acceleration and deceleration distances.
- deceleration rate
- deceleration in growth
- significant deceleration
So what we're going to see is do I want you to say is just this deceleration of appreciation is not the same thing as depreciation.
- So what we're going to see is do I want you to say is just this deceleration of appreciation is not the same thing as depreciation.
Examples
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The car experienced a gradual deceleration as it approached the red light.
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Brace for deceleration.
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There is still the question of fuel: does the ship have enough fuel left for a safe deceleration?
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Thus, the acceleration and deceleration of walking were not included in the recorded data.
Academic text (1990) -
Your negative deceleration should be 25 and your ground speed should be 355 and dropping.
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If the fuel holds out through the re-entry deceleration, we can set her down safely.
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Social and economic policies are, of course, partly responsible for Western Europe's economic deceleration.
Academic text (2007) -
We had to begin the deceleration maneuver so the ship could approach a black hole, one of the closest in our galaxy.
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And right now, the Hermes is headed towards you... starting its month-long deceleration to intercept.
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A row of accumulators slows this railcar simulator with a deceleration rate that matches the real thing.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
53
3.7
A time when activity or progress becomes slower than usual
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2.7
A decrease in how fast something moves or happens
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7.7
A slowing down that makes progress take longer
Antonyms
How Slow
Surface Forms
Morphology
deceleration = decelerate (semi-transparent) = de + celer + ate + ion
For learners who know the verb 'decelerate', adding '-ion' straightforwardly forms the noun for the act or process.
Etymology
The word deceleration breaks into de- meaning 'down' or 'reverse' and celer meaning 'quick' or 'fast', the same idea you see in accelerate ('make faster'). So, deceleration is the action of making something less fast — in other words, slowing down.